The Buddha-recitation Samadhi

 

 

The Buddha-recitation Samadhi

 

I went to Heaven through No-mind Samadhi,

I went to the realm of the Multiple Divine Guardians in the Diamond Samadhi,

I went to the realm of the Bodhisattva in the Pure Land by the Ocean-seal Samadhi.

Passing through the gate of the Great Tranqulity Samadhi, which is more difficult than shattering a rock with an egg, I went to the Land of Light — the realm of the Buddha.

 

 

Author's Introduction

      Great Monk Gwangmyong Manduk is a true teacher of the Buddhist community. She offers Buddhists her teachings on the Buddha through her book, The Buddha-recitation Samadhi, a written compilation of diary entries and descriptions of her experiences during deep meditative practice.

As the enlightenment of the Buddha was a historic event that served to show sentient beings the path towards freedom from transmigration, and one that established a new religion — that of Buddhism — so too is Great Monk Gwangmyong Manduk’s attainment of Buddhahood a historic event that likewise represents a new chapter in the history of Buddhism, and one that serves to change the flow of Buddhism into the future.

“By throwing away the notion of “I”, accumulating the virtues and merits of Bodhisattva-practice, and being pure, one can go to the Land of Light. If one can successfully go to the realm of Pure Land, they will not retrogress from their state as a Bodhisattva until the end of all time. The way to become a Buddha lies in the practice of living eternally, never being annihilated. Only when one’s body and mind become purity itself will one be able to enter into the Great Tranquility Samadhi.

 

By the absolute spiritual power and empowerment of Shakyamuni Buddha, one’s Buddha-body, made of the Immeasurable Light, will be bestowed to them in the Absolute Realm. This is the truth — the everlasting fact. I verify that the Buddha is alive. As I have discarded all that I had to discard, and cut all that I had to cut, I have done all I had to do with this body in this lifetime.  

 

Now and until the end of all time, I will help sentient beings for their benefit. My only mission is that of the Bodhisattva's practice — to help others for their benefit, and to save all sentient beings. I will uphold this duty, willingly and responsibly.”

 

Excerpt from “The Buddha-recitation Samadhi”

I Realized Who I Was

 

“Manjushri Bodhisattva devoted his nine-year-old, only son to Shakyamuni Buddha, and the Buddha confirmed the child as the son and heir of the Buddha’s Dharma.

 

This son is now you, Moon Gui-Soon. You were Kasyapa, one of the Buddha’s ten major disciples at the time of the assembly of the Vulture Peak Mountain, and the son of Shakyamuni Buddha’s Dharma, who succeeded as the patriarchate of the Buddha. 

 

In this life, since completing your practice in the land of Korea and being confirmed as a Buddha, you have become the heir of Dharma, the heir apparent of the World-Honored One.”

 

Excerpt from “The Buddha-recitation Samadhi”

 

 

This scene depicts the experiences encountered while in Samadhi. In the scene, the Buddha is informing Great Monk Gwangmyong Manduk of who she was in her previous life.

 

 

 

 

Book Introduction

 

 

The Buddha-recitation Samadhi

Published in September 2015 — Written by Great Monk Gwangmyong Manduk

 

 "Thus have I seen and heard in the Buddha-recitation Samadhi"

 

      Following a long journey of Buddhist practice, a great Buddhist practitioner’s diary — who has finally attained Buddhahood in the present life — has been published and shared with the world.

This book is full of various episodes — both agonies and delights — that she experienced while practicing the recitation of the Buddha's name. Further, it is filled with the many teachings she received from the numerous Buddhas, spoken to her personally in the times she spent with them after entering deep Samadhi by virtue of the Buddha's spiritual power.

 

The book is an exceptional work, and very rare — through this book, readers will hear the Buddha's vivid teachings, he who entered Nirvana 2,600 years ago and afterward returned to his Complete Body of Bliss (the Reward Body Buddha). They will transcend time and space to experience surprise and joy of coming to know the realm of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.

 

The 21st Century, Buddha's Message Ⅰ & Ⅱ

       Great Monk Gwangmyong Manduk co-authored The 21st Century, Buddha's Message Ⅰ & Ⅱ along with Great Monk Jajae Manhyon. After personally meeting with the Buddha in Samadhi, she recorded the Dharma teachings received from him within her books The 21st Century, Buddha's Message Ⅰ & Ⅱ.

The 21st Century, Buddha's Message Ⅰ (first edition published in May 2005)

The 21st Century, Buddha's Message Ⅱ (published in November 2008)